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Creative Aging Programming for Older LGBTQIA+ Adults: Opportunities for Cultural Institutions
Creative Aging Resource Journals
In this issue of The Creative Aging Resource from Lifetime Arts, Diantha Dow Schull (Curator for Lifetime Arts), interviews two innovative programmers; Amy DelPo, Older Adult Specialist at the Denver Public Library and Harrison Orr, …
Digital Gold: Queering Flat Spaces
via American Alliance of Museums (AAM) | Articles and Blog Posts
During week eight of the LGBTQIA+ creative aging program, “Stay Gold,” offered at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Tucson, COVID-19 hit and forced the museum to shut down. This article focuses on how the …
Innovative “School of Drag” Event Mixes Generations and Gender Performance
Articles and Blog Posts
In May 2019, gender performers of all ages wowed local audiences at the culminating event for “School of Drag,” an innovative arts workshop series held at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Tucson, AZ. …
School of Drag at MOCA Tucson
Case Studies
After intentional efforts to understand the diverse needs, perspectives and experiences of older adults, MOCA Tucson developed creative aging workshop series that pushed boundaries, took risks and combat antiquated and ageist ideas of what older …
School of Drag Attracts Intergenerational Performers
Articles and Blog Posts
“School of Drag,” a creative aging program collaboration between the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tucson, AZ (MOCA) and Fluxx Productions, is a 10-week workshop series that invites 55+ LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, …
Stories About Stories: Diversity and Complexity at Two Memorable Memoir Events
Articles and Blog Posts
Lifetime Arts’ Co-Founder and Executive Director, Ed Friedman, shared his experience with attending two memoir writing programs at Mt. Kisco Senior Recreation Department and The LOFT: LGBT Community Services Center. The programs are part of …
Unboxed: An Intergenerational LGBTQ+ Program Exploring Identity Through Art & Stories
Articles and Blog Posts
This post on the website of LinkAGES, a Denver based foundation that supports intergenerational initiatives, provides an excellent overview of “Unboxed,” a digital intergenerational storytelling program for LGBTQ+ participants. Developed by the Denver Public Library …